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Amanda Bloom

Here lies The Mercurial (web) magazine & gallery, an inspired publication and art gallery that served the Greater Danbury, Connecticut and New England areas in news, arts, and culture from 2009 to 2013. Feel free to browse the archives here, and those of The… Read more »

Amanda Bloom

That’s right. After over four years of managing, writing, selling, marketing, etc. etc. The Mercurial, I, your humble editor/co-curator/ad rep/toilet cleaner, am moving on to a freelance writing career. The magazine is for sale, so if you have a vision for The… Read more »

Christine Stuart

The White House report released Wednesday morning showed that Connecticut, which is operating its own health insurance marketplace, will have the 4th highest premiums in the country when enrollment begins on Oct. 1. The report was meant to highlight how competition between insurance carriers has… Read more »

Theresa Bibeau

Oktoberfest is an annual fall celebration in Germany which is not actually held in October, but in September––”because in Europe, September is much warmer,” explains Hilda Hoffman, manager of the German restaurant Old Heidelberg in Bethel, Connecticut. Oktoberfest in Germany is well-known for its… Read more »

Paula Antolini

There was standing room only at the opening of Pop Up Art Bethel’s (PUAB) Fine Art & Design Show last weekend. The show, up through October 13 at 262 Greenwood Avenue in Bethel, Connecticut, is hosted by Michael Seri and Stephi Kix, and… Read more »

Sherri Hill

Western Connecticut State University in Danbury will host a series of planetarium shows this fall, followed by telescope viewing of the sky, at the Westside Observatory and Planetarium on the university’s Westside campus, located at 43 Lake Avenue Extension in Danbury. Planetarium shows… Read more »

Dance for Every Body, a movement jam/dance workshop led by Brooklyn-based Urban Bush Women (UBW) and sponsored by the Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, Connecticut, will be held on Wednesday, September 11 at the Housatonic Community College Events Center in Beacon Hall from… Read more »

With its roots in slavery, soul food has deep historical meaning for many African-Americans. But the call to honor a rich heritage is at odds with the need to reduce the excess fat and sugar found in the standard “down-home” diet. A new generation of black chefs… Read more »

The State Mosquito Management Program has announced that mosquitoes trapped in Hampton on August 26 have tested positive for eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE). These results represent the first EEE-positive mosquitoes identified in Hampton by the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) this year. … Read more »

Governor Dannel P. Malloy has reminded Connecticut residents about the state’s coming sales tax-free week – an annual holiday that allows shoppers to purchase most individual items of clothing and footwear priced under $300 without having to pay the usual sales and use tax…. Read more »

“Taste it and you will get a desire for it.” –Irish proverb The Taste of Greater Danbury, attracting upwards of 20,000 people over two days, is one of CityCenter Danbury’s highly anticipated annual events, and why not? It offers a world map… Read more »